Audio/Video
Betting
Fantasy
Mobile
Shopping
Reviews
Travel
Equipment


ECB

Live and News
Live Scores
Latest News
Live Audio
Media Centre

International
The Ashes
2003 Fixtures
Other Tours/Series
England Women
National Academy
Domestic
The Counties

2002 Season

Frizzell County
Championship
Norwich Union
C&G Trophy
B&H Cup

Directory
League
Women's Cricket
Grassroots

Fans' Centre
Forum
TV & Radio
Ticket Availability
Wallpaper

Deep Extra Cover
StatsGuru
Statistics
Scorebook
Player Profiles
Grounds
Internet Links

MCC

Help & Feedback
Send it to a friend



The Official Home of English Cricket on the Internet

 


Advertise on CricInfo
CricInfo.com


Advertise on ECB.co.uk


George Lohmann

George Alfred Lohmann

Born: 2 June 1865, Campden Hill, Kensington, London
Died: 1 December 1901, Worcester, Cape Province, South Africa
Major Teams: Surrey, Western Province, England.
Known As: George Lohmann
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium Fast


Test Debut: England v Australia at Manchester, 1st Test, 1886
Last Test:
England v Australia at Lord's, 1st Test, 1896

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1889

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   18   26   2   213   62*   8.87   0   1   28   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              3830  364  1205  112  10.75  9-28    9   5  34.1  1.88

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1884 - 1896/97)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  293  427  39  7247  115   18.67   3  29  337   0

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             71724 25295 1841  13.73  9-28  176  57  38.9  2.11

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


StatsGuru Filters for George Lohmann


Profile:

A master of the high art of bowling, George Lohmann's Test record stands alone, 112 wickets in 18 Tests at an average of 10.75 - an exceptional achievement, even considering he bowled on the poorly prepared and uncovered wickets of the time. On the matting in South Africa he was even better, destroying the South African batting with 35 wickets in three Tests at just over 5 apiece.

He bowled medium to slow medium with a high action, and with varied and deceptive flight. He could bowl a leg break, but mostly moved the ball into the batsman. Disdaining the off-theory espoused by many other bowlers at the time, he always attacked the stumps, and his strength was in his accuracy and variation. Unfailingly accurate, he changed pace and flight with no discernable change of action, and often took wickets with a ball that did not spin at all, decieiving batsmen playing for the break. Both WG Grace and CB Fry stated he was the finest medium paced bowler they ever saw - and between them they played cricket over six decades.

He was also an excellent lower order bat (with three first-class centuries), as with his bowling never failing to attack, and was one of the first specialist slip fielders, a position at which he excelled.

He was given a trial by Surrey in 1884 at the age of 18, and by next season was one of the leading bowlers in England, taking over 150 wickets. By 1888 he was taking 200 wickets a season, a feat he repeated the following two years. A handsome man - tall, blond and blue-eyed - his career was relatively brief, as after 6 years at the peak of his career his health failed him, as he was diagnosed with tuberculosis. A hard and tireless worker he had bowled a phenomenal amount over the preceding period, taking part in two Australian tours as well as the demanding schedule of the English season. He was sent to South Africa to recuperate, and after trying his health with Western Province in the Currie Cup, two years later returned to play two more seasons with Surrey. His final tour was in 1895-96 to South Africa, but after the 1896 season, apparently following a dispute with Surrey over his fee for the Oval Test, and with his health failing him again, he moved to South Africa permanently.

He returned to England as manager of the 1901 South African team, but sadly died shortly after his return to South Africa. He was just 36.

Quotes

PF Warner "He was a great cricketer who loved the game with all his soul, and to hear him talk on cricket was well worthwhile"

HS Altham "His whole heart was in the game, which indeed, he loved not wisely but too well, crowding into thirteen years more work than even his magnificent physique could stand"

[Dl, 2000]

* Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 14:39:52 GMT


 
USA5 Server